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Windows NETWORK SERVICE Account

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The NETWORK SERVICE account is a predefined local account used by the service control manager (SCM). A service that runs in the context of the NETWORK SERVICE account presents the computer's credentials to remote servers. 

(Microsoft, 2019(1)).

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